page_title: St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden
section_title: Church music
hierarchical_section_title: St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden / Church music
caption_attribution_description: English: Stabat Mater (Dvořák), choral concert at St. Bonifatius Wiesbaden, Chor von St. Bonifatius, members of the Hessisches Staatsorchester, Roman Twardy conducting Deutsch: Stabat Mater (Dvořák), Chorkonzert in St. Bonifatius Wiesbaden, Chor von St. Bonifatius, Mitglieder des Hessischen Staatsorchester, Leitung: Roman Twardy
context_page_description: St. Bonifatius in Wiesbaden, Germany, is the central Catholic parish and church in the capital of Hesse. The present building was designed by architect Philipp Hoffmann in Gothic Revival style and built from 1844 to 1849. Its twin steeples of 68 m dominate the Luisenplatz. The parish is part of the Diocese of Limburg.
context_section_description: An organ was built in 1954 by Orgelbau Romanus Seifert & Sohn. In 1985 the instrument was expanded by Hugo Mayer Orgelbau; in 1995 three electronic bass stops were added. The Kantor was Gabriel Dessauer from 1981 to 2019, the conductor of the 120-member Chor von St. Bonifatius, founded in 1862, the children's choir Kinderchor von St. Bonifatius, and the Schola for Gregorian chant. He was succeeded by Roman Twardy. The church choir sings at services, including regular orchestral masses of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert for Christmas and Easter. Every year, typically on 3 October, a choral concert is performed. Other annual features are choral and organ concerts organised around a theme, called Boni-Musikwochen, including concerts of organists such as Kent Tritle and Ignace Michiels, and the project choir Reger-Chor. On 7 November 2015, as part of the 21st festival Wiesbadener Bachwochen, the church presented a concert dedicated to French church music, Gabriel Fauré's Cantique de Jean Racine and Requiem and Olivier Latry's Salve Regina. A project choir of 150 singers performed, led by three conductors of the Diocese of Limburg, with soloists and members of the orchestra of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.
caption: Dvořák's Stabat Mater: concert on 26 October 2019
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